Stanley Abbey

Stanley Abbey

Stanley Abbey was an abbey near Chippenham, Wiltshire in England. It was given to some monks by Empress Maud in 1151. Nowadays, nothing of it remains except a green site. The site is on private property but access may be obtained to visit it from its owners at Old Abbey Farm.

References

# http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36537
# http://www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra/txtwi/wi0003.htm
# http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/stanley.php

Further reading

* "The Victoria History of Wiltshire", Vol. 3, pages 269-75, 1959.


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